About Safer City

Whether you’re travelling by vehicle, bicycle or as a pedestrian, we want you to be safe when you’re using Chilliwack’s roads.

What is Safer City?

A joint program between the City of Chilliwack, the Chilliwack RCMP, ICBC and Speed Watch. The team's focus is improving road safety for all road users. A 3-E process is the framework for developing road safety projects and programs; Engineering, Education and Enforcement

What Initiatives Are Done In Chilliwack?

3-Strikes Program

Hey Neighbour "Slow Down" Program

Safer School Travel

School Zone Enforcement

Intersection and Roundabout Safety

Speed Reduction

Crash Reduction

Pedestrian Safety

Auto Crime Prevention

Impaired Driving Projects

Road Checks

Truck Route & Commercial Vehicle Projects

Distracted Driving Projects

Occupant Restraints

Engineering aims to improve safety in the transportation infrastructure we already have, as well as when we’re designing new infrastructure.

Engineering measures include:

Identifying and solving existing road safety problem areas

Reviewing road development standards and customizing for local conditions

Conducting road safety audits and reviewing road designs for safety

Developing traffic calming techniques that reflect local conditions

Developing crash prediction models

Planning for safety is a proactive approach to ensuring road safety is a priority in all transportation and land use initiatives. Measures include:

Developing master pedestrian and bicycle plans, which identify gaps in the network and recommend and prioritize improvements

Identifying safety concerns in a local neighborhood and developing a local area road safety plan

Studying the relationship between adjacent land use and road safety

Planning and creating an efficient transportation network which ensures there are an appropriate number of arterial, collector and local road and that traffic is travelling on appropriate roads.

Education is a proactive approach to raise awareness and establish public engagement and commitment for road safety in Chilliwack. Practices include:

Open Houses on Road Safety topics

Brochures

Online information

Media

Enforcement addresses a full range of enforcement activities which target:

Aggressive driving

Impaired driving

Seat-belt use

Speeding

Safer City strives to combine all enforcement measures with education campaigns and engineering designs (3 E’s). Through this process the program hopes to raise the awareness of road safety and the devastating effects that occur when it is ignored.